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If someone asked you to draw "happiness," what would you draw? You cannot pick up a chunk of happiness and trace it, but you can still show it in a picture.
When you share a thought using drawings, shapes, and colors instead of just words, you are using graphic communication.
How do artists turn invisible thoughts into drawings everyone can see?
Using Symbols and Shapes
A symbol is a simple shape or picture that stands for a bigger idea. For example, a glowing lightbulb stands for a bright new thought, and a jagged lightning bolt stands for super speed.
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You do not have to draw things exactly the way they look in real life. By choosing simple shapes, you can share a feeling in a single glance.
What happens when you swap the usual colors of the world for something unexpected?
Painting with Feeling and Color
Colors can change the entire mood of an idea. A real tree has brown bark and green leaves, but an imaginative drawing can use dreamy purples and glowing stars to show a magical forest.
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Warm colors like sunny orange make things feel energetic, while cool blues feel calm and quiet. You get to choose the colors that match your idea.
What if you took two things that do not belong together and combined them into one?